@Cody Evans  I would suggest building a website and blog first. 

Welcome to the community Tasha, bigger pockets is a great place to get started as they have the biggest blog of solid advice in my opinion.

Give some information and knowledge and the benefits will come back to you tenfold.That would be in addition to starting a website, blog, craigslist ads, facebook posts, networking, telling all friends and family what you are doing, go to local meetings, code compliance lists, driving for $$, and a few others I cant think of right now.As mentioned above, you have to keep doing all of those consistently over and over.

I also like these markets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10145/68178-to...

I've been a member since 2015, used to enjoy the articles and blogs, can I ask why the last few months most of the blogs are now just re-runs that have been reposted? If you add that your reposting is for those who ar...

Are there any other posters to this blog  that are thinking the same way I am?

Patience is not one of my best virtues but it certainly paid off when I acquired my first duplex: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8160/50653-pur...Keep at it!

Self-promotion is not allowed in our forums, which includes links to your AirBnB listings, blog, website, contact information, etc.There is only one place we allow this sort of post, and that's in the Marketplace Forum.

For a list of lenders, see the following:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9552/70408-ira...

You can read some of that here if you like:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10042/64713-9-...Best of luck!